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Hoya of Sumatra, an updated checklist, three new species, and a new subspecies

Sri RAHAYU & Michele RODDA

en European Journal of Taxonomy 2019 (508) - Pages 1-23

Published on 23 March 2019

The list of the species of Hoya R.Br. occurring on the Indonesian island of Sumatra is updated and the type citation is clarified. Sixteen taxa are added to the latest checklist. Hoya danumensis subsp. amarii S.Rahayu & Rodda subsp. nov., H. rigidifolia S.Rahayu & Rodda sp. nov., H. solokensis S.Rahayu & Rodda sp. nov., and H. sumatrana S.Rahayu & Rodda sp. nov. are newly described. Hoya parviflora Wight, H. parvifolia Schltr., and H. purpureofusca Hook. are lectotypified.


Keywords:

Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Indonesia, Marsdenieae.

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